Green Line - Karachi Metrobus

Green Line
Greenline passing through North Nazimabad
Overview
SystemKarachi Metrobus
OperatorGovernment of Sindh
Vehicle80 Hybrid buses
StatusIn service
Began service25 December 2021; 2 years ago (2021-12-25)
Route
Route typeBus rapid transit
LocaleKarachi, Sindh, Pakistan
StartNumaish Chowrangi
ViaShahrah-e-Usman
EndSurjani Town
Stops22
Service
FrequencyOne bus every three minutes
Daily ridership55,000[1]
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The Green Line (Urdu: سبز راہ ) is a bus rapid transit (BRTS) line of the Karachi Breeze metrobus system, operational since December 2021 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Its construction began in February 2016 on the orders of the then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Being stalled for years, it was then completed by the orders of Prime Minister Imran Khan.[2] The 18 km (11.2 mi) busway is the first phase of the Karachi Metrobus network and has 22 stations (a station after every km).[3][4] The Green Line was expected to be functional by November 2021 and to have a fleet of 80 buses operated by Daewoo. So far, 80 buses for the project have reached from China at the Karachi Port. Speaking at the ceremony held to celebrate the arrival of buses in Karachi, Federal Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar said, "The proper commercial operation of the Green Line bus service would begin in Karachi by 25 December 2021 after completion of the trials". Buses were purchased from Foton Motor.[5][6]

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  2. ^ "PM announces Rs15bn for Karachi 'Green Line' bus project". Dawn. July 10, 2014. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  3. ^ "وزیراعظم کا کراچی میں 26 ارب روپے کے ریپڈ بس منصوبے کا اعلان" [Prime Minister announces Rs 26 billion Rapid Bus Project in Karachi]. Daily Express (in Urdu). July 10, 2014. Archived from the original on July 11, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  4. ^ Zafar, Ahmad Naveed (July 10, 2014). "Prime Minister Announces to Launch Metro Bus in Karachi". pakistantribune.com.pk. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  5. ^ Samar, Azeem. "40 buses for Green Line BRTS project arrive at Karachi Port". The News International. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  6. ^ Ahmed, Salman. "Beautiful sight: Green buses hit Karachi BRT in first experiment". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2021-09-27.